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Nationality:
noun: Montenegrin(s)
adjective:
Montenegrin
Ethnic groups:
Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other (Muslims, Croats, Roma (Gypsy)) 12% (2003 census)
Languages:
Serbian 63.6%, Montenegrin (official) 22%, Bosnian 5.5%, Albanian 5.3%, unspecified (includes Croatian) 3.7% (2003 census)
Religions:
Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)
Population:
657,394 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 49,282/female 52,098)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12% (male 38,804/female 40,194)
25-54 years:
46.9% (male 164,864/female 143,407)
55-64 years:
12.1% (male 39,048/female 40,307)
65 years and over:
13.6% (male 35,478/female 53,912) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.1 years
female:
39.6 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.633% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
9.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
PODGORICA (capital) 144,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.98 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 8% of population
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease:
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (2009)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
2.2% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98.4%
male:
99.4%
female:
97.4% (2010 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Montenegro on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montenegro PEOPLE 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montenegro PEOPLE 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.
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